Can i safely delete storage from 4S that is currently usin my icloud storage on my iphone 6?

I recently purchased the iphone 6. I cannot complete an icloud backup due to limited storage space. I can see 2.7 GB in manage storage from my 4S, can I safely delete the storage from my old 4S and not lose anything currently on my iphone6?

Hi GGdawn,
Deleting backups of your iPhone 4s will not affect anything on your iPhone 6. See this article on managing iCloud backups -
Manage your iCloud storage
In particular you may want to archive any important data in those backups. See this article -
Archive or make copies of your iCloud data
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L 

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