Poor draining/taking long time for medium to dry out

Geebs

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Hey guys, I'm about 2 weeks into my first soilless grow! I'm using sunshine mix #4 aggregate...

I haven't watered my plant in about 5-6 days and my medium is still fairly damp... Is this bad? My one plant is starting to droop slightly, and it can't be from over watering, since I haven't watered in a little under a week...

Is there a way to add perlite to an already potted plant? I've read that auto flowering cannabis plants don't like getting transplanted, so I've planted straight into its final pot... Just not sure I'm getting adequate drainage... Here's the start of the droopy girl.. This shot was taken seconds after the light came on...
 

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sunny747

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Meh, it'll be fine. They droop when lights are off. When lights come on they should stand up. As the weeks go on it's a little difficult to over water. You got her this far so she'll be fine.

Next time just add more perlite and put some hydroton or river rocks in the bottom.

On my last grow I used FFOF with perlite and the drainage was a bit slow. Kind of bugged me. This time I added perlite and about 1/3 Roots Organic. It drains awesome.
 
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