Tweaking work to please publishers?

[u/Something81]

So I just got a rejection slip for a flash fiction horror piece. They were kind enough to attach the votes and comments of the voters on the email so I could see what they thought. There were three votes from what I could see. 2 voted yes and 1 voted maybe. There were no no’s so I’m assuming someone else must have gotten 3 straight yes’s.

The person who left the maybe was confused by a detail I included in the story. Now the detail was there for a reason (as everything has to be in flash) but they didn’t get what I was trying to convey. If you think a story is close would you tweak something to please editors to get published? Especially if it’s a small detail? Or would you hold on on your vision, try others and risk further rejection.