ORANGE JUICE1

I adjusted the VE table but didn't reconect the maf. The car doesn't feel any better if anything it feels like it has lost power. Should I have connected the maf when I reloaded the tune with the corrected VE? It has also developed the "cruise control" symptom before coming to a complete stop. Should I stop trying to balance the VE and concentrate on correcting the idle first?
The scan was showing a lean reading. Pink positive #'s. I also smoothed after I adjusted the VE could that be it?
Thank you all, these question may seem simple but are not answered in the tutorials that I have been reading.