Itunes match - iphone cache

Hi.
I have a 3GS 8Gb with iOS6. I enjoy using itunes match and letting the memory get filled with cached music for when on the go.
I noticed recently however that I couldn't take a photo as the storage was full. I can download apps and assume the music cache is automatically reduced to allow this to happen.
Is there any way I can manage the music cache manually, instead of turning off match to clear the cache?

I have the same problem now with my iPhone 4 with 16GB. I have a large music collection, and when turning on iTunes Match, I eventually would run out of storage on the device because I had over 8GB of music stored on the device prior to iTunes match. Apparently, the match won't delete tracks you have stored on the device prior to turning on Match, so using the steps outlined by randers4 works, but you have to keep in mind you will only start storing music that you have played recently.

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