Hey on some real this is strictly from my own experience but if your gonna germinate this is what I do( it's worked every time so far)
Fill up a cup of water.
Put seed in water. (Put somewhere safe where you'll be able to keep on eye I'm it) (room temp ok)
It should float.
Wait 24 hours.
If seed after 24 hrs is not on bottom of cup poke seed with ur finger downward and it should float to the bottom.
Wait till you see a little white root coming out.
After you see that root get your pot ready. (It's time to plant!)(make sure there are drainage holes in your pot)
fill up ur pot with soil and water the pot completely and let the water run out the bottom. (Takes about 5-10 mins)
poke a hole I used a nail in the soil about a inch deep and put the seed in there (be careful
) put soil over your seed.
Now put a plastic bag or like a ziplock bag over your pot bc u wanna keep the moisture inside the pot. (You don't really wanna water your seed when you just planted it, the water in the soil will be good enough until you see your sprout).
Time to wait
If your germinate you'll see a sprout in 2-3 days.
If you just plot a seed in the soil ungerminated it could take like 3-10 days.
Hope that helps your starting process. I'm learning as well hoping for great buds