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You should always dissconnect the battery before welding on any vehicle. That said I have done it both ways and not had a problem but remember Murphy's law lol.
No need to remove the battery, but always disconnect the negative lead 1st and reconnect the negative last. Doing it in this order lessons the chance of shorting it.