Size appropriate pots help... should never be worried about potting up. it's easy to do without disturbing the plant.
probably related to watering.. Growth looks fine, so it's not the light.
when you have a tiny plant in a large pot, water a circle around the plant just larger than the canopy, but make sure that moisture gets deep or else you are just training superficial roots. Even doin this, it will remain wet for a long time, which isnt optimal, but better than roots not growing into dry medium. Also, if the upper areas of medium have greater moisture, roots turn upward, which is also bad. When you do things well, by the end there are few if any roots in the top 2" or so of medium.
even with autoflowers, it's best to use size-appropriate pots. Potting up does not stunt plants. It allows a healthier rootball to form and makes watering simple. Saturate and wait for dryback.. 10% runoff if soiless.
Also consider any difference in sprout times... 2-3 days later sprout compared to the largest can make a big difference at this point.