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Just remove the hose and try not squeeze the lever. Surface tension / air pressure will stop the fluid leaking out, and only a tiny amount of air will get in. You probably want to do this just before you install the hose for real.
You'll also want to retrieve the unsqueezed olive that's been preinstalled inside the coupler behind the nut.
grams
Great, thanks for the info! To remove the pigtails (it is a small frame) I could just open the coupler & the bleed port on the lever ensuring the lever is in a higher position than the coupler & drain it, right? Then once I removed that bit of hose from the shifter, I just carry on as if they werent there to begin with.