import std.algorithm, std.container, std.conv, std.math, std.range, std.typecons, std.stdio, std.string;

auto rdsp(){return readln.splitter;}
void pick(R,T)(ref R r,ref T t){t=r.front.to!T;r.popFront;}
void readV(T...)(ref T t){auto r=rdsp;foreach(ref v;t)pick(r,v);}

void main()
{
  int n; readV(n);
  string s; readV(s);

  auto a = new int[](n);
  foreach (i; 0..n) a[i] = s[i] == 'E';
  auto b = cumulativeSum(a);

  auto m = n;
  foreach (i; 0..n)
    m = min(m, (i-b[0..i])+b[i+1..$]);

  writeln(m);
}

class CumulativeSum(T)
{
  size_t n;
  T[] s;

  this(T[] a)
  {
    n = a.length;
    s = new T[](n+1);
    s[0] = T(0);
    foreach (i; 0..n) s[i+1] = s[i] + a[i];
  }

  T opSlice(size_t l, size_t r) { return s[r]-s[l]; }
  size_t opDollar() { return n; }
}
auto cumulativeSum(T)(T[] a) { return new CumulativeSum!T(a); }
