Can I safely delete the backup on my iPhone?

I recently upgraded from an iPhone 4 to an iPhone 6. I backed up my 4 to my computer and then transferred all the info from it (contacts, etc) to my 6. But the backup of the 4 is still on my iPhone 6 and since it's taking up a lot of space I'd like to delete it from the 6 but not my computer (in case I need it again). I just want to make sure that deleting it on my phone won't also "sync delete" it on my computer (I'm not totally sure how syncing works).

Syncing and backing up to iTunes are two different things:
Sync your iPhone, iPad and iPod with iTunes using USB - Apple Support
Create and delete iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch backups in iTunes - Apple Support
But the backup of the 4 is still on my iPhone 6 and since it's taking up a lot of space I'd like to delete it from the 6 but not my computer (in case I need it again).
Not sure what you mean delete the back up from your iphone 6

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