Jaywalking trouble

So I moved past my mistake in the foot decrease and kept knitting. But I neglected to follow the pattern exactly and now I've stopped working on it because I am thinking of ripping it out. I'd love to rip it back to just before the decrease mistake but I'm not sure I can. Ripping out socks only partway is difficult. So I may have to start this second sock entirely over. I haven't touched the damn thing in ages and have been working on another pair of socks, where I'm happy to say the purling three together through the back has gotten easier. But I still think I prefer the flap heel to the short row heel.