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@O'Shane
I'm halfway through doing this. Chainstays shortened by approx 60mm and headtube angle increased from 72.5 to 74deg. I'm doing the shortening of the rear triangle myself but forks will probably be built for me.
Changing the fork will hardly impact on the overall wheelbase. Apparently 60-65mm trail is ideal iirc. Changing the fork can also improve the manoeuvrability but there are other factor to bring into play. Length of stem - a short stem is always going to be more 'twitchy' than say a 100mm stem. Weight balance - simply changing the height of the contact points can change how a bike handles.