Just another voice to back up this ^.
While the PT isn’t as great as the rest of the saga, a lot of us here do consider it canon and part of the full Star Wars story. So even though it’s understandable that some want to ignore it, please at least don’t make any changes that contradict it!
The PT did it first.
Examples?
Examples of what the Prequels changed from the Original Trilogy? You can find those on many other threads.
I’m sure there are very legitimate explanations for them.
You can find those on many other threads.