My thoughts with autos....
Autoflowers and soil are both tough compared to their respective counterparts.....
Photos are easier to manage during veg.....I like to be able to manage the plants in my area......training is one of the funner stages of growing for me.......
Autos only let me train them to a point.....I usually go beyond that point......I personally wouldn't run all autoflowers at once in my tent.....
I like to use autos as fillers in my space.....
Kinda like soil......I've used it.....worked great......but when I ran into problems, it seemed to take a couple weeks to fix.......
I am still by far a professional grower......but when I switched over to peat/perlite, I've had nothing but smooth growing......
All environments, equipment, strains, are different from each others.....
I try my best with what I have and have fun.....Autos can have potential......
My friend grows autos, 5 gallon pots,
fox farm soil, and
fox farm Trio nutes...
100% totally opposite grow styles.....he nails it all the time......
At the end of the day, I know that I'll have at least 1 autoflower plant, regardless of size, in my area......if it dies, it will be replaced in a couple days with another auto...........