Actually I misspoke... they vegd in party cups for a few days then xplanted into the 2 gal containers and str8 to 12/12
sorry for the confusion,
I think the party cup is a good idea. For one reason, this is a time for roots.
I recommend buying a bottle of voodoo juice. For one, its 70 dollars.. but since those cups are only 16oz? It wont take much water to fill them. I used that stuff once and i had some serious roots.(i used voodoojuice,Tranchula,pirhana)(ANd a little bit of grow,micro,bloom,+vitamaxb1) The roots were mental. Growing out of the pots and the bottom had a mat of roots and two weeks vegged.
To bad the landlord was selling the house and they had no place to go.
Anyways, the party cups can be placed closer under the 1000watt. How many party cups can you fit in 32 sq ft? Alot. maybe 200?. Now compare that to 2 gallons. You might get 80vegged correctly. Remember they dont need as much light or use as much, but some placed to far away may not be getting the right amount of light.
I like the party cup idea. And i think its going to be good in soilbeds. 50 a light/lollipoped. 1 week veg in cups.
Some people say fuck "SOG" but maybe there setup wasnt good enough for those plants in the first place. Its all about getting more in less.
Cons to party cups. More work.