QGIS – Dissolving Multiple Overlapping Ring Buffers

Question

I am creating multiple ring buffers around polygon areas of interests. Due to their proximity, some of these are overlapping. I would like to dissolve them into joined features.

I have tried dissolve using the buffer distance as dissolve field, but it does not quite get the result I am after:

I would like to keep the inner area on top working towards the outside if that makes sense to get a clean polygon.

I found the below for ArcGIS, but am after a solution in QGIS, if anyone has thoughts?

Dissolving Multiple Ring Buffer by Buffer Ring Iteration Order using ArcPy?

Answer 1

My mind started working properly and I found the solution right after posting: Dissolve first, then do the buffer...