Thank you so much Roberta, and ArronOB! I do understand the idea behind the small pots being that there is just too much room for a the roots to rot... My question wasn't really about the pot size, though, it was about the fact that I had repotted the orchids twice already in the last month (fidgetting about pot size, pot type etc.) and I suddenly realized that that in itself was causing root stress, because of course the roots need time to connect to the new medium, etc.
The whole watering schedule is still a tad mystifying to me -- trying the skewer approach and the weight approach, and trying to under-water everything except the Paph and the Phal == but my mistake is that I'm probably over-thinking and after all, overwatering, in the urge to Do Something, rather than wait, as Roberta so sagely suggests...
Anyway, this is all fascinating and I can't wait to see what will happen over the weeks and months with these incredible little plants!
Have a lovely holiday all of you in the US -- peace and orchids!
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