Use soil and I would just amend the soil with some ewc and bone meal or bat and bird guano for flower. I only water all the way thru each grow. Easiest way I know of.
Lights can just be cfl if that is all you can afford. I would not germ the seeds till I put in 1 month or more of reading at this site. I spent several months before doing my first grow.
First paragraph maybe a bit advanced for him/her
Second paragraph solid advice, however I would highly recommend your complete research methodology I assume you used and read more than RIU. It's a great database but it's nice to have cross references to help weed out some of the BS that over complicates growing this plant. Sounds like the the op should grow and top and pinch some basil first. Pothos is a nice plant to grow, spend $2 on a small one at, 'name your bigbox store', and grow it while you read.
Notice the Skunk strain and lack of thought about odor control...That'll be a big surprise especially if you have one of those paranoid highs during ones first grow.
Good Luck