Lemon Balm Root Race

It's a race for roots using propagation/cloning! Which method will yield roots faster (provided that I don't screw something up in the process)? Let's find out!

Contestant #1 Aquaponics	Contestant #2 Glass of water
Cut from fostered plant Placed into aquaponics water	Cut from fostered plant Placed into glass of tap water and placed on windowsill
May the best method win

Progress

Day	Date	Aquaponics	Glass of water
1	June 2	Created	Created
30	July 3	Grew 5 inches; assumed to have roots	Also grew, but not as tall. Confirmed to have significant root growth. Unfortunately, I didn't get pics. Placed into soil above the water barrel located outside.

Conclusion

Both methods did well, but the aquaponics method won because of the substantial growth compared to the glass of water.