[KYHeirloomer]

First off, welcome to Cheftalk.

I don't understand your transplant strategy. Why did you use a pot of the same depth? Normally you'd go with a deeper one, so there's plenty of room for root growth.

That aside, basil is weird. It should be the easiest herb to grow. But it's often finicky, particularly when being transplanted. It shocks very easily then. But recovers rather quickly, too.

I recently send a bare-root Genovese Basil plant through the mails to my son in Florida. It arrived wilted, and the stem soft. Wouldn't even support its own weight when he potted it.

But in a few days it was standing tall and putting out new growth.

I'd suggest, however, that other than monitoring the moisture, you leave the plant alone and see what happens. I'm betting it will recover, although you might lose most of the original leaves.

I'd also suggest that once the plant takes hold, you add some fish emulsion or other high-nitrogen fertilizer. This will promote leaf growth.