id go direct to soil ,to save any worries,
but if i want to germinate a batch of seeds i just put them in a cup of water and a day or so later i can see them cracked open ,the taproot poking out a lil
i scoop them up in a spoon carefully and put them in soil
it only saves ya few days at best,and for the most part you know every container has a plant in it,i see no reason for newbies to rush it,wiaste seeds doing so unless they have lots of seeds and want to learn by hands on trying things,but to be sure as others has said,go with planting in soil,
shit they be up in a week anyway and u be happy about it