My first grow is a hydro setup and it is kicking ass and has not required a great deal of work on a daily basis. As long as my pumps are working and my timers are set properly I don't have any reason to check my plants. I haven't even tested PH in 3 weeks and things are ahead of schedule.

I have to leave on holiday for a week, I'll change my water before I go, raise my lamp 3 - 4 inches, protect my power supply to insure no blowouts or fires happen, and hope I return to a healthy lady. Based on everything that's happened so far I'm confident my absence will be beneficial to the plant not detrimental. When I get back I plan on leeching for 2 weeks, then harvest about 2-3 weeks ahead of schedule.