basic oil change question

[wombosi]

hi, i just changed the oil for the first time on my '94 civic dx.
very easy job but the guys at NAPA told me it would need 4+ quarts.
i put in 4 quarts, ran the engine a moment or to to take some oil into the filter, then rechecked a few minutes later.

there is too much oil in there!

is it critical to get some of it out? will i be able to take off the drain plug for 1 second only and then pop it back in without there being a hellish mess and huge oil explosion?

should i find a way to suction the excess out of the engine from the top?

it's maybe 1/8" or more past the full line (second dot).

thanks all.

(job was very easy by the way, but i was scared like a little schoolgirl climbing underneath the car. almost didn't do it...)