doesn't matter whether you choose soil or coco in this case. The size of the pot will be in part the determining factor in how big your plant can be. The larger the pot the bigger the plant. In general I would not grow under a 3 gallon pot for either one since the roots will be contained in the container. Some systems allow the roots to grow beyond the container, you wont have that option here so don't scrimp on pot size thinking your doing yourself some kind of favor. Plants need roots and lots of them. Even small plants need lots and lots of healthy roots. I would start in 3 gal pots and if need be switch to the 5 gallon buckets if you think you need that kind of root space and or extra watering time. Keep in mind the larger the container the more water it will hold thus the longer you can go between watering. Since you seem to be leaning towards simplistic options here I would stick to 5 gallon buckets available at HD and drill some holes in the bottom of it. Across the bottom I would drill 10 or more holes and then along the bottom 3 inches or so on the outside of the bucket drill another 10 or more holes. The holes will allow for excess water to drain away. The coco/soil/perlite do the water holding, not the container. The more of the medium you have in the container the more water that will be in the container.

Also while I'm thinking about it...look into something called a hempy bucket or something like that. Perlite might be something else you could mix with either soil or probably coco, although I'm not sure you would need too, but that's another option for long term watering holding material. I dont know too much about that stuff though never used it. Trust me though, soil is not the way to go unless you live some place exotic and have natural rich soil available. This shit sold in the garden centers has nothing but bugs and wacky nutrients in there. I just visited my friends harvest and he does soil. His plants look nothing at all like mine. He does have more successful harvests then I do (in case the fuckers reading now) but his plants have never come close to looking as healthy as mine always do.
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