It's ok for you to shrink it enough to ensure your server won't crash in the amount of time it takes you to assess your storage needs and plan hardware / hosting services appropriately (see question 4). No it won't lock it. See restrictions. Shrink the database because it keeps things simple.

I suggest contracting the expertise to conduct the study and write up the plan.

Get MS SQL Server to release disk space

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Can I omit the that in this case? Why and why not?
