1st timer growing Do I transplant or from seedling to ground

[Canada]

Yeah,I didnt add perlite last yr. Ill be adding to my soil this yr. since everyone seems to recommend bcuz I had my fox farm ocean mix & it held water forever & really threw me off when watering. But I mixed my promix moisture mix with ocean mix last yr too. Mostly to top off with what I lost i run off from watering but like I said it seemed ok. I know alot of ppl swear by fox farm ocean mix but it seemed like the plants performed well in both. I wasnt checking pH & all that so I cant speak on that but they seemed ok. This wil be my 1st yr.dealing with pH & nutes. Fingers crossed I dont mess it up,lol.

Thanks and good luck fellow growers