Best way to restore iPhone

My iPhone 4S has been acting up and the Apple store told me to do a restore. I'm currently backing up to iCloud and am wondering if there's an easier way to restore if I use my Mac since retoring from iCloud takes FOREVER when it's putting all my apps back on.
Do I have to turn iCloud backup off on my iPhone and than restore on my Mac?

Just select Back Up to this computer on the Summary screen in iTunes. This will override the iCloud backup.
It might be a good idea to delete the previous backups on the computer before backing up, as backups are differential, and it's probably better to start with a fresh, complete backup.

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