Welcome to the farm. Outdoor grow is the way to go, if your first time. Autos can be finicky if you've never dealt with them.
Are u going to use pots, or going straight into the ground. Either way, research how to prep your soil/ amendments. It's all about the microbes. Feed the soil....not the plants.
Then there's your geographic location to think about. Will the strain u pick, work for your location.
Things like time to maturity, mold and bug resistants, type of bud development. Big dense buds don't seem to fair well in the northern climates, because of bud rot, due to humidity, and weather patterns/ fall rains.
Just don't over think things, it's pretty easy. As long as mother nature is in good spirits that year.
Do your homework....The test comes in the fall harvest. Keep a log on what u did throughout the season to highlight do's n dont's for next run.
Then there's drying and proper curing ....the most important to a successful grow.
Best of luck.