Adam darlin'.
Compost is almost fool-proof. If you have an aerogarden, learn to clone...Looks to me like it's a perfectly acceptable cloner if you know what you are doing.
Hydro is pretty labor intensive- you need more technical know-how to monitor your reservoir conditions. Results can be WONDERFUL. But if it were easy, everyone would do it.
IMHO, get used to the PLANT and its needs first- compost is a place for learning. Tehn as you learn how to troubleshoot the plant, you have the tools to do 'dro (yo).
Check out the nOOb sticky at the top of basic growing. It's a little out of order but you'll have a tough time screwing up if you follow those insturctions!