Yea I got alot of plants at diffrent stages from seedlings to flower and that makes for alot more work but some seeds took longer and some die off and need to be replaced so it is what it is I guess. Far as pot size I use 3 gallons. I used 5 for a long time and switched to 3 and saw no change in plant size or yield. If anything it's better bc my pots get more dryback periods and lead to a healthier root system. With the shorter life cycles autos have 5 gal is unnessary and wasteful. And coco and soil ain't cheap 1 5 gallon pot takes almost the media as 2 3 gallon pots so I'd rather have two 3 gallons than one 5 gallon. I've grown big plants in 1.5 gallon pots but my best results have always been 3 gallon smart and air pots. Yea once she start flowering I'll go back to my normal light scedual.