Born Loser
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The only thing a larger container will do is reduce the frequency that you NEED to water. You can water more often and yield more in a smaller pot.
If you want to use perlite and chips I recommend more than a 3 gal pot if you cant water ATLEAST twice a day
A 5 gallon bucket, either drilled out like a pot or as a hempy, with 50% coir and 50% chips will be my next setup. I cant imagine anything easier that would produce so well. I need the big pots so stuff doesn't get tippy, and so I can leave it for a full day...
( I HATE pumps,timers,drip lines,recirculating nutes...)
DUMP STUFF IN BUCKET, MIX NUTES, WATER, FORGET IT. Its weed, don't make it rocket science.
I haven't checked pH, EC, or anything for a long time. Plants never looked so good. These freaky foxtaily haze hybrids love it.