After reading comments from LoudHouseGrow's videos on YT, saw that drying back in veg helps force roots to expand and search for water. Started drying back plants along with last week's transplant. Plants looked much healthier at the end of this week.
@HAPPY91 Haha thanks dude, I'm happy to give you some cuts if you'd ever like. Just got four of his new sold out rainbow chip fems - crosses w gary payton, mint chip, milk & cookies, and bonkers.
and this was the day i realized i should've cloned the keeper pheno when i said so in the video. but i literally had no idea how to clone at that time, ripperino.