Amelia, I'm not sure why they make you process the consent records - BUT what we did learn (through error) was that if you go and uncheck that “Requests no Email” but leave the transaction unprocessed in the holding tank - that person will still be opted out as far as BBNC knows.
It appears that the transaction that sits in the holding tank in RE needs to be processed so BBNC is up to date, but the check mark that appears is only relevant to how that records is opted in or out in RE. Does that make sense?