Well i was reading a bunch online and i'm not sure if it was the most stress free method, but i watered them today and let them sit for about 45min and loosened up the dirt around the edge of the pot with just a butter knife, supported the stem between my index and middle finger, flipped the pot slighty, and eased them out with gravity and slightly nudging them with my finger from the bottom through the drainage hole that the old pots had. gave them a little water after filing in with some more soil and set them back in. Now i play the waiting game.