@David ******
If he's ever gonna do anything extension wise in the country again, yes he should cancel it the correct way. Letting it run out and/or leaving the country doesn't cancel it.
The only time you don't need to cancel an ED visa extension is if you've just finished the 9 months of the basic/intermediate thai course and you are going out of the country to get a new 90 day single entry ED visa so you can do the 6 month advanced thai course. That is when you don't have to do anything about the current extension you're on