biological theres species that need air/dry and some want more anaerobic environment . Key is not to go far ethier way cause both can be non beneficial
your medium , roots and biological need air to function just like water , key is right balance . with even coco is to let it dry as close as u can before it’s too dry ( another pro is not allowing fungus gnats be a issue from over watering ) . So if can lift your plant when dry, than water it and lift once fully saturated, don’t think u have to do it every time cause once you get ur cycles demands and which strain or zone is taking more . It’s accomplishable np . you can then know if the plant is fully saturated. Example is if ur medium becomes dry capped you could water it once or a bunch and it still never going to let the medium be fully saturated witjout letting medium be bottom feed or submersed under water . Thing is inless monocropped and same size plants and ur room is stable, yes I could see automation working and being a great Allie. But if you have certain pheno’s or even ur room is making certain pots based on where they are zoned need more water. U need to water em based on need not on schedule
Thing is in start of cycle and every time u up-pot you need to promote the root zone but also fungi/bacteria to look for water . If you over water ur plants will not produce air roots and also promotes your good bacteria and fungi to be killed or bad pathogens to become a issue.
like I start with party cups, 200-300mls per pot, 2nd up-pot stage would be 1 gal @ .25-1/5 gal of water depending on root mass . final pot size (I use 5-10 gal) @ 1-4 gallons per pot.
once you lift ur pots and by mid way in season or a few rounds u def can know what demands more but also which pots are drinking more. Without doing that and just scheduling or testing only certain zones based on their demands is just asking for over drying or over watering . My wording makes it sound like hard work but hardest part is letting your roots breath and not ofer watering but also knowing how much to water . Once that skill is mastered in garden, you just conquered if not biggest issue in gardening