AirPods cut out after 3-5 seconds for Apple Watch

I just got my AirPods 2 yesterday and after pairing with my phone, iPhone 7 on iOS 12.4 I lifted my wrist and played a playlist from the music app on my Apple Watch series 4 watchOS 5.3 and it sounded slow like half speed and as soon as I lowered my wrist the music cut out. I lifted my wrist and the music looked like it was still playing. Hitting pause and play again did nothing, changing songs did nothing. I couldn't work out how to fix it. I stated playing a song again from my phone and it plays fine, back to my watch same problem. after 3-5 seconds it cuts out.

I tried resetting the AirPods by deleting it from the bluetooth settings and put the AirPods back into th case and held the case button for 10 seconds then repairing them. It didn't fix the problem, I got my playlist to play from my watch by disconnecting the AirPods from the iPhone by going to bluetooth settings and choosing disconnect (not forget this device) then made sure it was connected to the watch and I got to do a workout with music but later in the day I went for a walk and it took me a while to get the music playing from my watch again, I just gave up and took my phone with me.

Encountering a problem like this is so annoying considering the price and I feel let down and I hate having to waste my time f*!@ing with settings when I just want to do a workout or listen to a podcast.