Monstera Deliciosa - new leaves turning yellow?

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A few days ago I bought a Monstera Deliciosa from someone via Facebook marketplace. It was a rooted cutting from her Monstera. It looked great, but two days after bringing it home, two of the youngest looking leaves began yellowing with little brown flecks on them. The leaves aren’t dry or droopy, I’ve only watered it a little since getting it, once the soil was dry halfway down. It’s in a bathroom with a humidifier running 24/7, and getting bright to low indirect light. Temp stays pretty consistent in the bathroom between 65-75 Fahrenheit.
I’m tempted to pull it up and look at the roots but I have always heard you are not supposed to repot plants right away.
I will add, it was quite windy the day I picked it up, and the wind blew some of the leaves around a bit, so I was wondering if it could be moving stress, but the brown flecks are throwing me off. Thank you in advance!
 

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Remove the dying leaf. At the moment I would not be overly concerned as this is the oldest leaf on the plant and would be the next leaf to die. However, continue to observe the plant and make certain that here is not any spreading disease or rot.
Also, a dew points about general care. If possible give your plant bright, indirect light. Near a window would be best. Also your plant is in a small clay pot so be careful not to let it get overly dry. Monstera can be watered fairly often as long as drainage is good. If your plant does grow well, you will need to re-pot it into a larger pot fairly soon. Any material of pot is possible, but porous material such as unglazed clay will dry out faster. Don't be overly concerned about repotting or taking the plant out to examine its roots. As long as you do it carefully, it should be fine. Also, repotting is easier and less traumatic with plastic or glazed pots as the roots will not cling tightly to the pot as they might with clay.
 

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