Taking pacifier away from my 17-month-old?

So, my baby has only had pacifiers for nap and bed since one-year-old (excepting the occasion she finds one around the house, then we take it from her). I just started taking it away during naps, so she will only have it at night. She isn't incredibly fussy about it, but she just won't nap. The last few days she just plays in her crib for over an hour, a little fussing. When she finally falls asleep, she ends up only sleeping for 40 minutes or so, when she's used to at least one-and-a-half hours. I don't want to cut the tips, because both of my older sisters are pregnant and can use all the hand-me-downs they can get. She has one of those light-up seahorses that plays music that she loves for nap/bedtime, but it doesn't make a difference. Should I have just taken it away altogether during both naps and bedtime and just deal with a week of horrible sleep? I wanted her to be able to take her time with weaning from it because she has trouble at night due to (I think) teething her 2 year molars very early. We also still do one -feed, about a half-hour before bedtime, which I will have to take away soon, because those canines are sharp, even though she never bites. I'd like to have both pacifier and feeding done sometime during 18-24 months, but because I don't want to take both away at once and feeding has more benefits for her than pacifiers, I want to get the pacifiers done first. Did you find cold turkey or slow transition worked better for your child?