PAY: Temporarily turning off Benefit Deduction Elements

We would like to turn off our two medical benefit deduction elements for a month and are trying to identify the best way to do this without causing other problems.

We looked at removing the checks from the frequency rules for two payrolls and then replacing the checks but its not working correctly when we try and put back the checks so the elements will continue to process.

During our research, we saw on the element where you can set run type exlusions and triggers (Define Element Type Usages).  If we were to exclude 'Regular Standard Run' starting with the first day of the new pay period, run two payrolls, then end date the exclusion, are there any side effects that we should be aware of?  Also what is the difference between Exclude and Trigger in the Usage Type field?  Since these are benefit deduction elements, will this cause any problems with the connection to the benefits side?