I'd say sort out the problems, first. There's no reason to bail on the plants now. Their conditions can be fixed.
First off, always check the pH of your water and your runoff from your pots. Having the proper pH is important and can lock plants out of nutrients if it is too acidic or too alkaline.
Let's go through their symptoms:
-yellowig leaves and brown spots: this can be a lot of things, but in your case, I think it is either calcium deficiency or lockout.
A deficiency means the plants just need a bit more calcium than what is in the medium. some CalMag will nip it in the bud.
A lockout means there is a toxicity of another nutrient or your pH is off. It can also mean you're over watering, believe it or not. In this case, just water with only pH fixed water and do some wet/dry soil cycles(soak the soil, wait for it to dry completely, then do it again).
After you deal with those problems, you'll be good to flip into flower.
I hope this helps. Good luck!