Autoflower directly into 3gal? or smaller and then transplant?

Hi buddy I would always rather start in the medium im going to finish with transplanting autos can give them alot of stress that could stunt and auto meaning it would prob take as much time as a photo maybe even longer. nope plant in the 3 gallon medium first but when watering only water around the base of the seedling do not saturate the whole medium until later weeks :) best of luck buddy