hum you should not give up on that idea of getting hid lighting yet. you know i run two 1000w lights in each of my rooms and you might change your mind after seeing the plants.
dude your shit is rockin! i took clones from mine with them in flowering but it takes a little longer for them to change back to veg. and start growing again. bro you can always send me those bubblegum seeds and ill store them in a nice 5gal. bucket full of ocean forest potting soil for you...
switching soil when you transplant to a bigger pot should not affect anything. i started 15 plants in miracle grow potting mix in 16oz. cups then after 10 days moved them to 5gal. buckets of ocean forest potting soil.