Upgrading from 3gs to iphone 4 activation

The 3gs is my first iPhone. I am upgrading to the iPhone 4 tomorrow. Do I just take the sim card out of the 3gs and put in the new one? Then go through itunes to activate? Any advise would be helpful.
Thanks!

Hey SJF.
Thanks for your response, when I got my 3GS, I did it through itunes, but since since I had MM (now icloud) I thought I'd try this way with my 4S. And I was surprised it was easier way to do it.
Now do I really need to connect my 4S to my computer for it to be sync with itunes or not?

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