IPhone not syncing to iTunes music, But iPad OK... Restore?

I updated to IOS7 on both my iPhone 4s and iPad 2. But when I go to sync music on my desktop through iTunes I get stuck in the final step of transferring for my iPhone but not the iPad. Is there anyway to go about fixing this without restoring my phone? I realize this is probably an issue with the software (bug) because of the update but was wondering if there is anyway to go around fixing this without wiping my phone clean.
Thanks!

Hi,
Are you working with iTunes for Windows or Mac?
One thing to try is to change your iTunes setting to manually sync.
Then remove the music (if any) from the device and choose just what you want to put back on the iPhone.
If that doesn't work, you may need to restore from the backup you hopefully did before updating.

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