Hello rockadanny,
The relevant question you need to ask yourself is whether or not you want your Eggleston Works Fontaine speakers to produce less bass with less bass extension?
The speaker designer decided to incorporate dual ports in your speakers to relieve the excess volume of accumulated air, called air pressure, within each speaker's cabinet that develops due to the repeated pistonic, forward and back motion of the bass driver.
You are currently perceiving the excess internal air volume or air pressure being released into your room, through the 4 combined ports in your speakers, as a marginal increase in overall bass in your room that is also marginally deeper in bass extension. Plugging these 4 ports will result in you perceiving marginally less overall bass in your room that is also marginally less extended or deep.
As I stated earlier, you are the individual that needs to evaluate and decide.
Best wishes,
Tim