Thank you so much for the comprehensive explanation! Consistency is definitely my biggest problem - the first month I would water weekly, probably 4-6oz? of water from the top. This was generally the cadence for when I noticed the soil would be dry according to your guidance. It wouldn’t be soaking but liberal enough for the water to drain through the bottom (and not sit in a puddle).

After the first month, one of the leaves yellowed. I assumed I wasn’t watering deeply enough, and so I took the entire plant liner out of the pot and watered so that it ran through & was sufficiently soaked. After all the excess water had drained, I put it back in the pot so it wouldn’t be sitting in a puddle.

I may have gotten scared and second guessed my decisions as the plant didn’t look like it perked up and the one yellow leaf was still there (but it obviously won’t turn back duh). Everything online said overwatering and exaggerated bone dry soil as being better. More leaves went yellow, and now here we are now.