Can the surface cut on a tongue and groove or whip graft cross nodes or does it have to be confined to the internode?
I would think internode, but I'm just guessing. As long as cambium matches, it might not matter.

I have some yearlings that I would like to graft next spring, but the scion has very tight/short internodes on the terminal end that I am using. The scion donor is small and doesn't have much available material but the caliber is a perfect match for the root stock.

I've done it on stone fruit. The cut node has never grown for me, yet I was not expecting it to grow, just the ones above it. 

I just made sure that the vascular cambium layer was lined up and that the graft union was properly secured and sealed.

Thanks! I wasn't counting on the cut nodes growing either, but it it's good to know that it can work.

Anyone else have any positive experiences here as well?

No worries. I do a lot of grafts, and sometimes there is no choice. I personally think that they have a  better success rate due to the thicker cambium layer at the node. The thicker cambium layer makes the alignment easier.

can you show pics

I cant from my phone, I'll try to remember to post some graft pics from my laptop tomorrow. They won't be the grafting technique described above, but graft pics none the less.

I don't have many, to busy working to think about stopping to take pics.  I need to work on that. 

ok thats fine is it dark in your area

Calvin, I can't say for sure with figs, but everything else I have grafted has done fine if there was a bud very close to the cut. Like Scott said, that bud may not grow. If I actually cut through a bud, I remove to prevent another entry point for pathogens.