My first autos always droppy

I have thwse 2 toof decay autoflowers from Mephisto. One seems to always be more droopy than the other.

Soil is happy frog
Ive only watered maybe twice fully since they have been in the ground with plain water and they are about 3 weeks old.
No nutes yet
Light is about 18 inches away from canopy with a fan moving air in tent.
Lights are on 18/6 amd temps get kinda cold at night maybe lower 60, in the tent.

Other than that i have photo seedlings in the same tent that looks healthy. I took pics of both auto flowers for comparison. I did just water the bigger droopy one because i thought maybe they are underwatered? It's been about 3 or 4 days since the last one.
Just wondering what it is? I thought you were supposed to water auto flowers less

Why aren't you watering the whole pot? That's a very ineffective way to prevent over watering unless you know what you're thing. You'll end up with spots of hydrophobic soil that won't take water. Anytime I do something like that I have ez-wet on hand to make sure I can re-saturate the whole pot. Best is to learn when the right time to water is, picking up the pot and judging by weight, or stick your finger in and see how dry the soil is are two tried and true methods.

It looks to be a water issue

Next time let them grow in smaller pots for a while and then transplant up. It will help you avoid over-watering an under-developed root system.

NwGKenny said:

Next time let them grow in smaller pots for a while and then transplant up. It will help you avoid over-watering an under-developed root system.

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This was my problem. Went from red solo to 5 Gal smart pot and I had over/ under water issues for awhile until my plant got bigger. Def could’ve gotten a bigger yield if I didn’t fuck up so much in beginning. Once you experience it, you’ll learn it and never forget. On my second grow and already kicking ass. Fixed my problems.