Should have known better. I DID know better. But this person is an experienced veggie gardener, so I listened. That same person told me the carboard type small pots they are in can go directly into the bigger pot when I do that(when to do that?) I am reluctant to take advice from this person again, but if the paper will break down and it CAN go into soil and WILL break down, tell me that please.
Yer advice is from a veggie gardener...not Cannabis
Even with veggies I was never a fan of those mushy paper pots
So I agree,pull them out when u up pot and burry that long stem down a bit
Good luck