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I've never done this before and I'm terrible at pruning plants of any kind.

I've started with a rooted cutting off of my main plant. It has one main branch that hangs down. I'd like that piece to create a second set of roots and to be like a little round ball shape. Then I would like the main trunk to have subsidiary roots running down the trunk. I don't know how to do that. Can someone tell me? Also how do I keep the branches from becomming big and hanging down? Thank you for the help.

I think the branches are too long and it's causing them to droop. Perhaps keeping the branches a little shorter would work.

Most jade bonsai are grown so the branches either go straight up or go a short distance out. If you want it to look branchy and have it fan out then keeping the branches shorter is your best bet.

Here's a good picture of a jade plant that branches out but maintains short branches:

yes that is definitely what I will have to do. Keep it pruned much more severly than I have in the past so I don't get long drooping branches. Thank you for the link. It was very helpful.

Does that pot have holes in the bottom?

Jades that start to droop have an overkill of water and/or too little light. The one you are working on here has been grown indoors bij te looks of it, and therefor creates long internodes, and very thin stems. Placing the plant outdoors will cure that problem. It is not a different species, it is just poor growing conditions.

Your so right it has been grown inside. I will put it outside. Thank you so much for helping with this. I'm feeling very optimistic with that advice to work with.

The McCoy pot that I moved it to does not have a drain hole but a pot within a pot system.

By the way, how do I get the little rootlets to grow all the way to the ground? usually they pop out and then disappear.

Jades hate being overwatered. I don't think this is going work out for the plant. With no drainage in the pot it's going to be impossible to water. I love McCoy pottery, but if you want to use it as a pot for a live plant it's going to need drainage holes.