transplanting out side this late in the season

i have an outside grow going, some in the ground some in 3 gallon buckets. some of the plants showed to be male so i pulled them. my question is can i transplant females in the buckets into the ground now that i have room or will it stress them too much?

I would think that you could plant them into the ground! They would love the extra space so they can grow even bigger. No matter how you transplant or the size, a plant will stress from the transplant. Just keep giving them TLC