This is my first grow, But I LOVE FOXFARMS. My grow has been one of relative ease. And I credit alot of it to the soil. Check my log in the signature for how foxfarms grows look.

45 min drive is nothing IMO. Id make the drive.

transplanting to the new dirt... I have no experiance doing that, But I would recommend doing it. seeing as they are only 8 days old and root system is not that large.