So possibly pulled a super noob move, but I noticed algae on the top of my soil and although the gnats have gone away I have noticed one or two in my room. Not sure if they came from the tent or came into my room from outside. I also noticed my leaves were starting to press against my bucket sides. So I replaced soil. Added some more drainage holes. And then repotted auto. The plant was exposed minimally to the elements. It's now a few hours after it happened and although she drooped right after I got her back in, she's now perked up and looking normal. But now she's high enough in pot, leaves are unobstructed and the gnat larvae are gone for now. Hopefully. Sprinkled a layer of diatomaceous earth over it anyways
you'most likely be ok since she was so young.
BUT!/.. next time do not mess with an auto once in the pot.. all you have to do to deal with the gnats is add some sand to the top of the soil then they'll die and not be able to pierce surface.if you have diatemeceous earth i would have just kept in same pot and sprinkled some on top of soil. ya live ya learn though. all good.
once an auto is in a pot do not transplant or top it.. LST'ing is ok and I do that often but repotting isnt a great idea.
im sure you;ll still be fine.
I repotted a nirvana bubbleicious auto once and still got an oz dry .. yield did suffer from transplant though.
You'll be ok though. hopefully she gets good growth in the next 10-12 days.. you will see white hairs in less than 2 weeks. then she will stretch and start budding after stretch.