Jailbreak ios 6.1 iphone 4s?

So i updated to ios 6.1 over the air. I was planning on jailbreaking my iphone 4s when i can. I just learned that you are are supposed to update through itunes. I also learned that you can restore your iphone then update it but i really don't want to do that because i don't want it to erase everything even though i backed it up. I was wandering if i wait a while after it releases and see if anyone who has updated OTA has had any problems and then update mine. Sorry its confusing. The bottom line is, can i jailbreak safely without having my iphone restored.

Why jailbreak? You can factory unlock for just a few bucks on ebay. This totally unlocks your phone and affects nothing. It so freaking easy, I've done three phones already.

No one knows how to jailbreak iOS 6.1 untethered just yet. It's possible that you will still be able to jailbreak with updating OTA. Team evad3rs were planning on releasing the jailbreak today, but it doesn't seem like they are going to meet the deadline. They will probably release it within the next couple of days. Here is a video with more information about the new 6.1 jailbreak. This YouTuber is also going to put up a tutorial on how to jailbreak 6.1 when the information is available.

And just FYI, it's recommended to restore to factory settings before the 6.1 jailbreak anyway, so you might as well do it so you can update to 6.1 through iTunes.