I didnt try soil because I wanted the best shit and i wanted it fast. Big mistake, its put me back a lot of money, and a lot of things have been wasted, such as expensive nutrients. I havent had a plant live past 6 weeks of flowering in hydro. Theres always something. You have to have so much time dedicated and you cant ease up on attention. Im growing one indoors in soil now just because its guaranteeing me some smoke. No diseases or something getting in the res. But my main problem was the fact i had a pump, that can be a helper for many problems. So if you do hydro (which is very generous in giving back in the long run if you finish a harvest) then do a DWC set up. I wouldnt recommend starting with a drip feed or flood and drain. Just a big container of clean healthy water with some oxygen for the plants to drink from.