Watering after transplant

I transplanted my plants from 1gal fabric pots to 5gal fabric pots almost 2wks ago. I'm currently in week 4 of veg. Plants look great.

I've been having some problems. The old 1gal portion gets very dry after 24-48hrs, but the rest of the pot (the other 4gal) remain moist. The plants droop out of thirst, so I've been rewatering just the portion around the stem that's dry. What should I do? Should I not give them water and make the roots go looking at the bottom of the pot? Any suggestions?

How long since the transplant? May just need some time.

10 days or so. Thats probably the case.

Don't water so often, The roots will find what they need. If they start to wilt, obviously water.