Right way of using the Battery

I have read these two links:
http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html
http://www.apple.com/batteries/
I understand that this machine is meant for portability but I use it as a desktop replacement.
I just notice that when I plug in the power adapter while using some intensive processes, even when the battery is fully charged, the battery health dropped by 2% after like 6 hours of usage.
So should I pull out the battery and let the machine hook on to the power solely?

If you remove the battery then it will drop to 50% CPU ... it's designed to draw power from BOTH the MagSafe supply and the battery under intensive conditions, that's quite normal.

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