I just want to say planted cycling is different, as others have said. We're not talking about a couple anubias & 2 java ferns but almost wall to wall stem plants, floaters & maybe a couple javas &/or anubias, LOTS of plants. If the plants come from a tank with healthy fish, they will have some beneficial bacteria on all plant surfaces. That will help. If new & hydroponically grow they won't have much...if any BB. In short, no poo, no ammonia. I have dosed ammonia, lightly, in new cycling plant tanks. Say no more than 0.25 or maybe even 0.50 if you test a lot, but that's pushing it a bit. You have to be ready to do a large water changes...& do them as needed to get back to a controllable state.
I've cycled tanks in many different ways; some better than others. My worst was using fish food or raw ("people food") shrimp. What a mess! Both times. Learn from my mistakes, don't try those "methods". Yuck!
Really, cycling is all about testing, often! I rarely test my established tanks unless something seems wrong but not like a disease. I use a TDS (total dissolved solids) meter (now that I have a new 1). Not a necessary piece of equipment but quick & under $20 shipped...I missed mine when it quit working. My best method is using cycled filter media from a healthy tank, you can "steal" almost half; they reproduce fast...& maybe a few plants.