Plastic pot with holes on the side would certainly allow more air to get in quicker. I had done that once. I had to be more careful watering since some of the water will exit from the holes leaving less to reach the bottom and the core. If the soil dries out a bit too much it will shrink a bit and create an air space around the pot. So more water tends to escape through the holes when watering from the top. Dunking it in a tub of water is a lot safer.

Hi y'all, I hope your plants are doing well this winter! I wanted to check in to make sure I'm taking care of my ficus properly now that I've moved it indoors. I used to water it 2-3 times a week outdoors with a full gallon of water + DynaGro FoliagePro 9-3-6 liquid fertilizer. It responded very well to this treatment and new leaves grew to replace the initial shed it underwent when I repotted. San Antonio started getting into the 30s and 40s so I brought it inside during November. Now that it's indoors in front of this second-story west facing window, I've started watering it once every week and a half (or once I watered it after two weeks). I also use about a half gallon of water. I am still fertilizing it. I have it raised in a clay tray on top of some marbles so it doesn't stand in water. Plus I have a plastic tray underneath the clay one to hold excess water. It's probably been getting more sunshine than it used to when it was outdoors, because it used to be on a shaded patio and now it gets lots of sunshine from this window. Now for my questions! Many leaves have been yellowing and dropping in the past couple of weeks. Do you all think this is just a normal response to a somewhat finicky plant like a ficus benjamina being moved to a new environment? Or am I perhaps watering it too much? Or did I not water it enough (like that time I accidentally didn't water it for two weeks)? Pics!

Photos would help. Also, this is the edible fig section. You'll have better luck in the house plants section. Do a search for fiddle leaf figs (Ficus Lyrata) on the forums. There are about 73927492 threads and your questions could possible be answered.

2 weeks is no time at all .... in tree time .... ergo.. it most likely all dates back to the transplant stresses ... you will need to focus on new growth ... and when that appears.. and looks ok ... then you know the plants roots have recovered .... but the affected leaves will never recover ... but right now.. even a damaged leaf.. can convert light to energy.. so ugly as it might be.. leave it alone ... water properly ... but dont rot the roots off trying to drown it ... the roots there will take up up what water they can ... and extra wont matter ... i would try to propagate some part off the back ... so that even if you lose the big one.. you might still end up with a piece of the plant ... ken watch a couple of them.. then choose you favorite ... https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ficus+lyrata+propagation&t=ffcm&iax=videos&ia=videos