Everyone has some good input, thanks!
[MENTION=5105]JJeffrey[/MENTION], very true. This actually happened to me last year with a Rome flight. The schedule changed to an extremely short layover, I believe under the MCT for the specific Airport and I got it changed to a direct flight for free and at the time there was around a $1200 difference.

My travel time is during Oktoberfest so I imagine flights will eventually fill up so I don't know if I want to take the risk and bet on a potential schedule change.