How to edit fields on a distributed form?

Hello all, I am very new to adobe so please excuse me if this is a basic concept I have missed. 
I created a PDF form and then generated a distributed file that I have been using to do a significant amount of data entry.  I assumed that the distributed file was what I send to all of the data entry team.  I now want to make changes to some of the fields, e.g. adding new ones, deleting old ones.  I tried doing this to the distributed file directly and every time I attempt to edit the form fields Adobe crashes on me.  This raises a number of questions. 
1) Am I not intended to be able to edit the fields directly on the distributed file?  Do I need to go back to the original file and edit there, then create a new distributed file?
2) If I don't create a new distributed file and there is a way to add/delete fields, what happens to :
     A) the new fields that did not exist on prior responses, will values in this column simply be blank on old responses in my spreadsheet?
     B) the old fields that no longer exist on new responses, will there similarly be a column that is perpetually empty in new responses that will contain data from prior ones
3) If I do have to create a new distributed file for every edit I do of the original form, is the easiest way to merge data into one spreadsheet by an en masse copy and paste from one excel spreadsheet into another?  Is there a way to ensure the columns will all line up (e.g. do I need to make sure that the tab order places newly created fields at the end?)
Thank you!

Yes, you should make edits to the original form, as it was before you went through the Distribute Form process.
If you make changes, you will have to distribute the new version. The data won't get collected in tracker as though it were the same form. And yes, you will need to somehow manage the differences in the spreadsheet for the different forms since they will likely have different columns. Acrobat won't help you with this.

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