To me, making any changes in the return other than simply reporting the honest truth of the matter would not be warranted. In my opinion, it is best to report the reality of what your situation was and what you have documentation to substantiate. Do not worry about the audit risk meter and manipulating your return to try to affect it.
Instead of dropping the home office completely from the return, you could take a close look at what it means to be used exclusively for business and adjust the size of the home office to reduce the expenses. For example, if there is furniture in the home office that is not used for the home office (for example, a spare guest bed or fold-out couch), then that area of the room could be excluded from the 'exclusive' use for the home office. This is just another thought to consider.
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