oh, you transplanted out of a 3 gal pot? Yes, that would be a bit difficult. I usually do 3 transplants in a grow. Seedlings I start in 6 pack flower pots (which I'm planning on changing because its really hard to do one at a time and not mess up the other seedlings) I put those into 1 quart pots, and from there I go up to my 3 gallon pots which I use until the end of the grow. For me, this works excellent and I haven't had any issues with it.