Good point. Generally speaking, one should try not to distrub the root too much when repotting, if you're repotting to a bigger pot, it better just to remove the whole plant with it's old media intact and transplant the whole thing into new and bigger pot. Plants transplated this way will usually just keep on going.... for most of the species/hybrids anyway.
For newly accquired plants, most likely the roots were already disturbed especially those coming from overseas due to packaging and regulation. For this case, after repotting, it's better to bag it up and place it in a shaded condition with indirect sunlight (no direct sunlight even under shade cloth) to minimize the stress and let the plants recover faster. This process will take about 1 ~ 2 months depending on it's original condition and the hardiness of that particular species/hybrids.... It's better to wait for the new plants to at least grow 2-3 new leaves before moving it to your regular growing area. That's what I've been doing and I seldom have plants died from transplant shock... maybe 1 due to negligence...
My
tiny 2 cents...
