Envelope : Controlling the ADSR release on a past note

What setup? Hardware or software ADSR?
I’d say this is completely up to the instrument you are using.
Some virtual synths may evaluate changes in ADSR Release time even after releasing the note, but my wild guess is that most won’t.
This is different from an analog synth that uses an analog ADSR circuit - That one will surely follow release time changes even after the note has been released already.