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I have been given a tent by my brother, it is a Regatta 4 man a newer version of the one I own, however; the new model appears to have shrunk or to be more precise the flysheet has shrunk it does not fit over the frame very well in fact the storm flaps on the front porch just touch the ground, the whole thing appears very tight and practically touches the inner tent. my question is this, can i shorten the 3 poles by about 1 - 2  inches? would this create a smaller dome so that the flysheet would fit better or would this cause unforseen problems? seem a shame as the tent is nearly new.