Those are pretty frosty bone!!! Well done, sold on the living soil.
Is it easier? More forgiving?
MUCH MUCH easier during the grow, the work takes place 2 months (or more, more is better) prior to dropping seed, with mixing my soil, adding amendments, building micro life etc. Then basically just add water. I top dressed and fed teas a few times a month with various meals, guanos, molasses, malted barley powder, but that’s it. No measuring 5 different liquids, ph meter, ph up down left right, back to the basics. I highly recommend the Down to Earth line, they make all of the amendments you need, are waaaay cheaper than bottled nutes and are on Amazon, but are cheaper at my local shop by a few bucks a box.
You can certainly still burn them, underfeed etc., just do some reading on here, I used Coots mix with a few variations, I did notice I needed s bit more N so will add some more neem meal next year. You also reuse your soil, so no buying new soil every round, just reamend, which I will be focusing on this winter and spring. I just took the Trainwreck soil as soon as I chopped them and put it on my soil bin to start cooking for my winter indoor in a month or so.
I would guess I spent $200 all season on soil and amendments, feeding 120 gals of soil.