OK, the word "copy" is not correct in relation to rebuild from parity. I can see it is not a strict "copy" but it would recreate the data that was on 1TB(a) from the parity disk onto the new disk. I'll get the hang of the terminology at some point, Thanks for pointing it out.
I understand your advice to be take out 1TB(a), put in 3TB(a), rebuild, take out 1TB(b), put in 3TB(b), rebuild.
Ending up with 2 larger instead of 2 smaller.
And then I am done. No need to make new config?
I was thinking it would be best to have the date on one single disk, so that only that disk would have to spin up. Leaving the other disks in the array "unused" ( for lack of better word) until needed. But not important, if you say it isn't.
Thanks for taking the time tot answer my questions, really appreciate it.
Yes I understand now. I was not sure if the parity would update itself in this process, but it only does that if I tell it to, or have it scheduled.