If you want to ring to seat....the compression back up to where it was when
the engine was new....and the engine to run great....hone it out and prepare
the cylinder wall for a new ring. Keep in mind, the two cycle is an air pump.
The better the ring seal, the better it will pump, and the better it will run.

If you want it to run like poo-poo, and be a dog engine....just install the new
ring without preparing the cylinder wall.

FBD.