Help Headband & Purple Wreck

Hey, im new in to the forum and growing, so let me introduce myself my name is George im 63 years old and im learning how to grow, i've did some plants before and it run all good, but now that im trying more expensive seeds im having a little bit of trouble.

Im doing: DNA RP's Headband and Purple Wreck, and Northern Lights from Nirvana.

The problem is neither the Headband or Purple Wreck looks health, while the Nirvana Northern Lights FreeBie does look health and strong as hell.

Im using Advanced Nutrients,

So lets get some photos here:

Purple Wrecks Behind, Headbands Front
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One of the most "deficient" Purple Wrecks
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One headband
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Nirvana Northern Lights
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Looking at the photos you can clearly see the diference in terms of structure how the NL is much more well builded ...

So whats going on im doing something wrong ?

Or is it just a normal thing...

Looks to me like these plants are overwatered due to that tell tale droop but they do not appear to have a deficiency. They are still too young to be on heavy nutes yet - be sure to use them only at 1/2 strength until they grow out a lot more nodes. What kind of mix are you using? If it is a bagged organic fertilized mix you should only need nutrients sparingly and when they get to be much larger.

Try to water them no more often than every 3 days or longer if you can. Use a hand sprayer to keep the top level of soil moist without drenching the pots as needed in between waterings. Lift up the pots to determine moisture level - when they start to get light they are in need of watering. Applying a layer of mulch on top helps to retain moisture & keeps the microbial life in the top layers of your containers active which will promote healthy vigorous growth. Your plants structure could also be improved by increasing the airflow in the grow area- add an oscillating fan to keep them dancing around which will help beef up the stems. You always want to see plants reaching up towards the light not drooping downward. This is true no matter what strains you run but I know from experience that the northern lights are typically quite hardy and will usually flourish even under less than perfect conditions.

Hey thanks for your time, now thinking better i might have over watered them because i started with 1.3 liters Pots and did a watering that might have be the reason, so when i saw that it was too over watered i changed the pots to 10 liters pot, so i will give them 3-5 days more and see if they will look better ...

The nirvana's Northern Light didnt had too much water, so probabily it was my fault...

Just to ask a question, is this a reason to panic ? In the meanings should i be expecting already bad plants because of this over-water period that they had ?

Naw they should begin to look better in a few days once that medium dries out a bit & supplies more oxygen to the roots. Essentially overwatering chokes off the roots air supply- it's like trying to breathe with your head under water. You want your mix to be only about as wet as a damp rag. Going with bigger pots will make regulating the moisture inside them a bit easier & you'll be able to go longer without watering. Adding some extra perlite to your mix can also help- looks like you are using smart pots too which work great. Some growers use a tray underneath their smartpots and water their plants from the bottom with a turkey baster to prevent overwatering....I do this if I'm leaving for a few days and need to water my plants heavily.
Never panic- plants almost always recover in time once you figure out what's wrong especially when they are still in a vegetive phase- everyone makes these kinds of mistakes during the learning curve- that is how we get a little better at it each run. The plants will always tell you when there's something they need or don't need- that is, if you know what to look for. Theres no such thing as bad plants- just bad growers who are not paying attention: you give them what they need when they need it & they will flourish.