I dont understand what this means? "I'm hand watering right now till the plant starts feeding on their own"  is this an autopot thing? When I grow in RWDC or DWC I will hand feed from the top until the roots hit the water but those roots are already in the water.

Looks like a bad case of nute splash on those ugly leaves, the rest of them look pretty good. I would cut those off and watch new growth to see if it happens again. If that is soil I wouldnt be feeding them anything yet.