I just read this blog post that mentions removing the ring before storing your freshly canned produce. Thought it was pretty interesting. Why You Should Store Your Jars Without Their Rings | Food in Jars
I can't open the link so don't know what it says but I told many years ago by an experienced bottler/canner that if the lids were left tightened and the processing was not done properly and the contents fermented or went bad the accumulated gases could cause the glass to shatter with possible injury to anyone near.I just read this blog post that mentions removing the ring before storing your freshly canned produce. Thought it was pretty interesting. Why You Should Store Your Jars Without Their Rings | Food in Jars
Remove the rings. Like the male in most aspects of nature once the job is done they are no longer needed.