Not knowing where you live or what kind of soil you are working with doesn't give me much options to advise you. If told you how I do it you would shudder. You are bound to have some root damage, and loss. You may even have leaf damage, or loss. Norma

I live in zone 6a, and will be repotting the succulents into a well draining soil. The plants will stay indoors year-round.

Okay now don't scream or shuddeer. I take the the plants out of the cantainer by turning it upside down, then on the edge of the pot tapping it on a hard surface. Once it is out I drop the soil on the table hard, that should do it, the soil separate all by itself.

I don't express myself well when I write, perhaps now that I started the instructions others will help you out and do a better job of it. I teach werbally and never written. Norma

HI.....
just a suggestion...when you repot don't water wait a few days then water very little, now we are going into the plants rest time and then they need very little water...
one thing I have learned from the people on here is, "don't over water, when in doubt don't" and the plants you have will kinda tell you if they need water they will shrivel, wrinkles on the the leaves, hum, or are they called segments???
good luck with your repotting....linda

Hi Stothet,
I agree with Norma. It sounds rough to the plants but it wont hurt them. I have done something similiar. In general, I dont worry so much about the roots. It is inevitable that you will lose some roots. I doubt the reason you lost those jades was because you damaged the roots. It more likely came from the care of the plants after.

Andrew I agree with you about the Jades, they don't die when transplanted, they don't die if just tossed on the ground, they root all along the stem and the leaves, I have one very young plnat telling it now needs water because the leaves are shriveling, (getting wrinkles), but it is not dead, and will live long and get big in someone elses home. Thanks for the input Andrew Norma

Thanks for your input everyone!

Just to add to what Norma said, I had taken an entire branch that broke off my large Hummel's and place it on a bed of turface that I put into a terra cotta saucer. After about 4-5 days, I had roots that began forming all along the stem, leaves and actually areas where leaves had broken. I am really excited about this new tree. I am hoping that maybe I can grow this Hummel into a bonsai.

Hi Stothet,
I would never claim that I was an expert on growing jades but I have learned that these are truly hardy plants. It takes a lot for them to actually die. As long as you know what to give them, you will be sucessfull. Good luck!
Andrew