Hello Wairas friend ^_^
If you're looking for easy mode grow style, i'd stick with the autopots idea. I had airpots for a while and wasn't sold on them, soon went back to the normal square pots. I didn't like the leaking part - and apparently you can use tights or something like that to put around the pot, but that's hassle.
Once i've done my 20 days of hand watering, i hook up the autowatering and put my feet up ^_^
I really think I'm done with 'regular' pots for the majority of my growing, with testing being the only time I'll use them. The same goes for transplanting.
I'm gonna buy more EarthBox Jrs. With their wicking spots being in the center, not on the ends like in the Regular, and smaller amount of media, I can turn on the rez at two weeks from sprout and put it on cruise control. With the root development at the two week period, the roots are well enough established, the girl will jump to the two root system and take up all the water she wants without worrying forcing uptake nutes.
At the time of turning on the rez, that's when the compost and other amendments are mounded in the centerline and worms added. With having all EB's, I can mix all my KNF nutes at a higher rate and apply to the mounded compost without worrying about washing nutes into the rez. It's the same amount of total nute, just at a higher rate. The two root system lets the plant take up those nutes
as it needs it without worry about a burn.
I can put 6 in a 4x4 and 3 in the 2x4 tent. They would be full tents at chop, but I think manageable, even with big girls.
Unless I'm intentionally going for big girls, the Regular EarthBoxes with get girls on the ends, where the wicking spots are located. I think two weeks may work also, but it may need another week before turning on the rez. I'll just have to play with the timing.
It's all about eliminating watering and nute problems. I think the one change I could make is getting a higher quality and different compost. Maybe a more 'fishy' compost or make my own small batch compost.