If you broke the tap root the plant would be wilting for sure.
I just did it accidentally a week ago on a clone, and I’ve done it numerous times replanting from hydro.
The top clone is the one I damaged. You can see how it started to wilt within hours. I had to prop it up or it would’ve been totally flopped over wilting.
And here’s that same clone a week later after nursing it along with lots of foliar sprays of water.
