2nd Grow Ever- Hempy Bucket

2nd grow ever! Continuing my use of hempy bucket with solely perlite. I did just what I did on my first grow, put the seed in a rapid rooter straight in the final container to avoid worrying about the transplant shock that comes with autos. Didn't wash the seed, didn't moisten the rapid rooter (came from the fridge), and I can't even remember if I put the seed in correctly based on the direction of the pointy end. And in spite of all of these methods, boom: we have sprouts. My first grow was riddled with anxiety around the germination part especially and I remember scrolling through forums wondering if I was going to have a successful germination. It seems like a lot of those forums were seriously over complicating things! (tho there's probably value in knowing how to germinate not in a rapid rooter) Goals for the grow: this a new tent where I'm going to start a perpetual harvest in a single tent using autos. Really excited to grow this strain because I've smoked it before and it's been amazing. Can't really try SCROG because of the auto/perpetual harvest thing, but definitely going to some early low stress training. Should I try topping?