You can continue with AEM minify option, but the problem I see here is, if AEM is not properly minified your JS due to some issues in js files then there are chances to get production defects that are related to JS, if any issue occurs either in prod or lower environments related to this then you need to spend some amount of time to identify the issue, I feel it is waste of time.
Another approach is, you can ask front end people to minify the JS before adding into the clientlibs. With the tools/plugins currently available in the market for front end people this is not a big task, for them, it is just one additional step.