Fuck soil, go water.
I grew in soil for around 10 years, and then went full hydro and never looked back
Especially for you where you want to get as much product per plant because your limited legally (I don't give a fuck), I would highly recommend setting up a small RDWC system, as from my experience you will get larger, healthier plants with less effort.
This is a view of my grow that I am actually starting to cut, if I ever get off this site
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It is in a 12 pot modified Hydro Farm system under 1800 watts HPS.
Simple and effective.
Fuck dirt