However you remove it, remove it as soon as possible or your rabbit will do it during grooming. Bald spots are quite common. They should start to grow back within a week or two. Rabbits need to be brushed at least weekly. In addition to removing any loose hair, this weekly brushing session helps prepare them for the multiple daily brushing that they must undergo when their heavy shedding begins.
Rabbits are fastidious groomers.
They insist on being clean and tidy and will lick themselves like cats. And like cats, they can get hairballs if they ingest too much hair. Unlike cats however, rabbits cannot vomit. If hairballs are allowed to form, they can become gigantic masses of tangled hair and food and will block the stomach exit, causing the rabbit to starve to death while his stomach appears to be very fat. Here in San Diego it's been our experience that feeding hay and grasses drastically reduces instances of hair balls, even in long-haired breeds.