I've never had a cutting fail to root and all I do is dig a hole in dry potting mix and drop the base of a cut stem into it like I'm doing with these Hummel's sunset cuttings.
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I've also had success simply laying a cut stem on top of soil and letting it root itself. It's ok for the leaves to go soft and thin, and even for the lower leaves to drop off. The cutting will eventually root itself. You can mist it if you light, though I've never found it necessary. If you absolutely feel the need to water then you can do so lightly, but you run the risk of rotting the base unless you're using a very well draining mix.

The easiest thing to do would be to find pics of healthy cuttings, see who posted the pics, and then follow that advice.

Josh

Thanks for the advice Rennet. It's good to know that the leaves shrivel a bit before they cutting roots. Does anyone have a general time frame for the cuttings to root?
Josh, I'll do a search for jade cuttings and see what pics come up.

Jose

rennet, can I ask what the wire on the jade plant is for?

Cuttings can take anywhere from a one or two weeks to a few months to root depending on conditions, although I find that smaller branches develop roots faster than larger ones.

This was originally a Y shaped branch with all of the smaller branches and leaves curving towards the right (which used to be up before the branch was cut). The wire is just there for a few weeks to straighten the stems out a bit while it roots.

Here's another HS rooted from a larger cutting:
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Rennet, your jades are beautiful. Kudos. And I woke up this morning to find that my largest cutting has rooted. At least I think it's rooted, I'm going off the fact that its leaves are full again and when I lightly pinch them, they are no longer thin and flimsy. I have a lot of friends who like jades and I've been wanting to gift them for a while. Awesome.
I'm off to take pictures of my jades. I must have about 20 different types of plants and I can honestly say that the jades are my favorites. It's an odd bond between plant and human, one that I was totally unaware of just a couple of years ago.
Enjoying this site immensely,
Jose

Smoochas,
The wire is to train it for a Bonsai.

As far as rooting Jades, there is a ton of ways out there.

I have had them root several ways.

Just laying on the table in my plant room. lol
Laying on a dish of dry mix.
some on mix with a tiny mist once in awhile.
and planted in a dry mix.

Alot feel misting does more harm than good, but I live in a very DRY climate, so maybe that's why it worked for me? Don'T know.

I'm not suggesting to do it, just saying how I've had them root.

Good Luck!
JoJo