Jade plants are ok being root bound. If you feel the need to repot, then flip your plant upside down and slide it out of the pot. If the root ball is all clumped together, repot to a larger pot. But usually, the plants are not terribly pot bound.
Similarly one may ask, do jade plants like to be crowded?
Jade plants need bright light, but should not be exposed to a lot of direct sun (which may cause leaf scorch). … Jade plants like to be crowded and rarely need to be potted up into larger containers; however it is recommended that you replace the soil every three years.
Similarly, do jade plants have deep roots?
Jade Plants have a small, shallow root systems. They prefer a smaller pot and could easily be overwatered in a large pot with a lot of soil mass.