Advise needed in regard to iCloud storage 5GB

Can anyone please advise me in regard to the iCloud storage of 5GB:
I have 2 devices using iCloud: iPad and iPhone.
iCloud has said to me it is almost full and I really am not sure why? I have deleted all music from the 2 devices, hoping this would free up a lot of space. But this did not seem to improve the space level very much.
I have on the devices: No music.  A few apps. Alot of podcasts. No videos. 40 photos. Not many documents.
I have looked at the backups for the devices: iphone: 2.3GB and iPad 2.1GB.    So, this explains to me what is causing the 'full' limit almost being reached.
So, I still would like to take my music with me when I travel. At the moment, in order to do this I have cancelled using iCloud on my iPad.  But was this the right thing to do? Should I only have one device using iCloud?
Any advise would be appreciated. Thank you

Removing music from your devices won't remove it from iCloud.  The music stays there in case you want to download it again.

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