No one said you were an idiot man. Check this out. It’s easy to toss a few arm loads of dirt in a pot, water, and see GREAT results. That’s all I’m trying to get at. Dirt is cheap and easy and rookie friendly. You can’t leave hydro for a day and it be okay. You can leave soil for days, go on vacation, come back and water, and STILL get great buds.
If you can spend day in with the hydro, Great, if you can grow great plants, while learning great. You asked for pretty much “how do I easily pull this off” and I gave my opinion how to do it very easy. Low risk low maintenance. I have two soil plants taking up over half a 4x4 in one gallon pots...... didn’t even open my tent yesterday. Probably won’t open it today. It’s fine. If you are looking for chill and relax grow, I personally enjoy soil man!