Best advice I ever got was treat it like a weed when it comes to water. Weeds prefer to be on the drier side. Haha
I'm having the same issue with gnats. It's that time of year.
@Electroculture, the hurricane missed so that was a bonus... no waves unfortunately. I hope it will be easy. I repotted to 3 gal. Bags right after and I just fed all 7ml grow juice. The oldest has really started going.