humidity high water low after repotting to promote roots?

[Ray]

Originally Posted by nogreenthumbs

You guys missed one of the main points of my question.

Should I try to create an artificially humid environment (assuming I can't just put it in a naturally humid one) AND stop watering? Or should I continue to water (allowing to dry between waterings)?

Yes, find. A way to increase the humidity. Short-term, you can just invert a clear plastic bag over the plant and pot to simulate a greenhouse (decrease the direct light exposure a bit, or that could become a "broil-in-bag" situation). Longer-term, find a way to boost it constantly.

Water the plant normally. The roots that grow will be optimized for whatever conditions they develop in, so why stress them by starting them in one, then changing it?

Many of the AOS recommendations appear to be merely documented, long-accepted hearsay, rather than well thought-out information. If you are repotting a plant with severely damaged roots, for example, keeping it dry for a few days will help the wounds dry up to reduce the chance of infection, but it does little to nothing to enhance other root growth. In fact, a brand new root tip, encountering dry medium, may desiccate and die.