>>36627408No, basically the circle size is only recalculated when your finger is on the Poké Ball AND the circle is visible.
If you throw the Poké Ball before the circle can re-appear, then it will be the same size as when you previously lifted your finger when it does re-appear.
A video might explain it better but you'll have to look it up. Learning how to do this makes catching legendaries a lot easier.
Learning to curve ball is also really, really important. It increases catch rate by 1.7x, and that stacks with all other bonuses.