Thank you! I'll look it up for more info and move forward.

I've been reading books on succulents but I hadn't considered bonsai... thanks again!

Without more light, they will continue to etiolate. I'd grow them outside next spring through fall if I were you.

Uh... I'm not so sure that's etiolation. Or, at least it isn't really bad. The leaves are reddish. The stems are upright. Usually with etiolated jade plants the leaves are greener and the stems go all over the place. Looks like maybe the jades in the picture have lost their lower leaves and not branched because they haven't been watered as much. Also, the plants look over potted. They really don't look etiolated to me. Still, you can cut the tops off and root them and the lower parts will sprout new leaves and branches.

Thank you for your comments. I am such a novice that it is very possible that many of my plants are over potted. Is there a good rule of thumb for me to keep in mind? How much smaller might each one need to be?
And as for being under watered that's also very possible. I am probably overly concerned about watering too much. I will check more often.
As for propagating the too, do I need to leave any leaves present in the original stalk? If so will the original leaves be the top, sprouting new leaves below or will they sprout from the leaves left behind?
Thank you again for your help.

The risk of over watering increases if the plants are over potted. If those were mine I might try putting them in 2 or 3 pots that are 4 inches each or maybe slightly bigger pots. I can't see your soil mix in the pic but a good draining soil mix is important. The mix sold in retail stores labeled for cacti and succulents often actually isn't so great for cacti and succulents. People in this forum will often mix in perlite so that half is perlite and half is store bough soil mix. With a smaller pot and better mix you can water more frequently and thoroughly and the roots will still dry out enough between waterings.

It's been a lot of years since I did any cutting on a jade plant. Hopefully some others will give you more advice about that. I think you can cut low enough that no leaves are left on the stem. If the plant isn't in trouble and in fairly good health then I expect it will sprout new leaves and a new stem from the top of the old stem. It might need to be actively growing for that to work. It might sprout some leaves further down the stem but I'm uncertain about that. Let the top cut-off part callous for a couple days before sticking it in a pot. Actually you can often grow a whole jade plant from just a jade leaf but that can take a while.

I made my own gritty mix but it is very possible that it is not the ideal blend. I used bark, grit, and D.E. in the form of Floor Dry. Even though I sifted everything through various screens, the bark was often too big and the Floor Dry too small. In other discussions, it was stated that an insect screen was OK for the Floor Dry which meant smaller pieces did go into the mix. AND it turns out I forgot to soak the bark before blending so that may also be the issue. Should I start all over I wonder?

I have brought them back indoors after the entire summer outdoors. Now that the rain is returning and the temp is dropping I imagine they need to be back in until next year.

I will start with planting them in smaller pots and see how that goes.

All the books I've been reading online subject mention fertilizing periodically. But the type advised is not consistent. All say to dilute but some say an even blended cactus juice, some say 10-10-10 or 20-12-12, others say 2-7-7. However, some people on this site have said they never fertilize and their plants looks awesome. Not sure what to think or even try...

Jades are one of the easiest plants to grow given lot sunlight and no over watered. They will even survive if given no sun at all, but just elongate even more.

Good to know. thank you!