Hi LD,
If you first physically break the ring, so there is no chance for a physical loop, you can disable EAPS and/or remove the protected VLANs as you wish.
The order doesn't really matter in this case as long as the link is first disabled/removed.
Disabling EAPS globally (= all EAPS rings you may have) simply uses the command "disable eaps" on all switches.
cheers,
Chris