0ldTobyanswered grow question 2y ago I'd honestly say growing in coco coir is easier than soil, yes there's bottled nutrients you need to mix in but a good a and b can take a plant very far by itself, you wouldn't be getting top shelf quality but you'd have your own smoke.
I've just made the move to soil as I've found it much more cost effective, quality organic amendments aren't all that expensive, in comparison a bottle of dutch pro explode 1 litre can run you £80 alone, where as in the UK a brand called Dr forest sells a slow release organic grow and bloom 1 and 2, enough for a full cycle for sub £50. I'd say an organic soil grow is a bit more work intensive but much less frequently, straight water instead of mixing and ph-ing everyday but you need to keep an eye on moisture levels, too dry and the bacteria in the soil won't thrive, too wet and molds and fungus can become a problem.
If you're just starting I'd say run coco coir, get a good a and b, some cal mag and a bloom booster to get into the swing of things with less margin for error, I've personally fucked up a soil grow where I was using nutrients solutions and got zero smokable yield, years ago mind
But at the end of the day its personal preference mixed with a little bit of do you want to be hands off or hands on? Are you interested in the mychosphere and the soil biology or do you just want to grow easy and have less of a chance for fungus gnats to run riot.
Coco coir grows slightly faster and yields slightly more id say aswell