Workflow for cropping video from UHD to full HD

I have some GoPro 4K (3840x2160) UHD video that I wish to crop to full HD (1920x1080) using Premiere Pro CC 2014.2.  My aim is to incorporate the cropped video into a project that contains nothing but full HD video.  I’m aware that cropping is throwing away a lot of the original video information, but that’s’ exactly what I want.
I’m not sure how to go about doing this.  For example, prior to cropping, do I create a sequence that matches the original GoPro 4K footage and place the GoPro video in that sequence, or create a sequence that is equal to the finished video resolution (in my case 1920x1080) and place the original GoPro video in there?
I’d also like to know how best to use the warp stabilizer effect in conjunction with the cropping. Should I warp stabilize the 4K video and then crop, stabilize the cropped video (which would introduce some scaling), or maybe crop to some intermediate resolution, and warp stabilize that first (I’m thinking this may reduce processing time)?
I've never attempted cropping before, so I’d really appreciate if someone could give me an idea on the workflow for cropping and stabilizing, or any tips to get me started.
Thanks in advance,
Steve

I think I’ve managed to achieve what I’m after.  As you quite rightly say, I need a nested sequence.  What I’ve done is create the sequence at full 3840x2160 resolution.  I’ve then set the crop size to 50% (which gives me my intended output resolution of 1920x1080).  At this point, I'm actually working on only 1/4 of the original frame.  I have my little crop box floating around in a sea of black in the context of how much of the original frame I'm intending to discard.
I’ve then keyframed the crop to allow me to move it around and follow the action within the video that I want to focus on.
After that, I enable the zoom option within crop effects settings, and finally, export the video at 1920x1080.
As far as I can ascertain, I’ve ended up with a 1920x1080 resolution video cropped out of the 3840x2160, and because I started with such a high resolution video to begin with, the part I’ve actually wanted to keep is at full HD with no loss of quality.
I now need to figure out how to apply warp stabilization for best results.  I have a number of ideas on this but need to experiment to see how it turns out.
Steve

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