Should I use only standard fonts in pdf forms?

I am converting a lot of professional forms (contracts etc) into fillable and signable pdfs. The documents use flowering serif fonts like Book Antiqua, Garamond, etc. as this has a certain traditional elegant look for contracts but I am tempted to change all the fonts to either Arial or Times for 1) screen readability and 2) to prevent missing font errors when these forms are used or revised on various computers in the future. Not all computers have Garamond but all computers have Arial and Times New Roman.
Should I be using only common fonts in these forms? I need to make this decision before I create the pdfs. If it doesn't really matter, I'll retain the elegant looking fonts but if I can avoid problems in the future, I'll change the fonts.
Thanks for any advice on this.

Yes, I did mean in the form design. If someone uses the type tool to edit text in the future and the font isn't there it will give a missing font error. That could cause a headache in the future. Maybe I shouldn't be too concerned about that. (yes, I would use arial in the fields themselves.)
Also, a lot of the serif text in these documents is condensed and very small (7-9pt). Even at 9pts it's not as easy to read on the screen as Times. Screen-friendliness may trump elegant fonts.

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