I left this years cuttings in the 24oz cups until Aug 14.  I decided to see if I could just leave them in the cups.  I started the cuttings in perlite and soil this year instead of vermiculite.  I had two transfer failures earlier in the year so I thought why not wait for the roots to become stronger and more extensive.

Smart move. I have said this before and quite a few times about leaving the cuttings alone and do not move them period!
I had a couple cuttings started around may of 2011 in the garage and a few more in the backyard under the shed. The ones in the garage were CDDN and NDC. They were looking great until I moved them and the ones under the shed to a different location and almost the very next day everything went south from there. Lost all my precious figs that were very hard to obtain.

So I think you did the right thing by waiting.

Did you notice any hardening of wood before you re-potted them? 

Waiting longer before transplanting newly rooted cuttings is better. If the roots aren't well developed, there is so much greater risk moving them. That's also one of the benefits of rooting in a half perlite/potting mix - you can wait longer without stunting your plants. Perlite alone is too sterile for much growth.

I also acclimate mine to full sun while still in the bands (small opaque black containers - 2.5" X 2.5" wide X 5" tall). Easier to move more plants around in bins when still in small containers.

Agree about wetting the rootball well. That was a suggestion from Gene in an old thread. When wet and with well-developed roots, I can knock them out of the bands very easily.

Nice video. Thanks.

This is way  to go, good lack with all of your new trees. BTW what happen with your Robin.

Gina,
Could you show a picture of a "band", I don't know what that is.  I know what liners are, plugs, small pots, etc, but I don't know band.

Thx
Danny K
Marshall Tx

Here ya go. :)

The google image was too large so here's a link showing some:

http://www.stuewe.com/products/anderson.php

I use them because I already had them from another rooting project. I like that they are square and you can pack them together... but the biggest down-side is you can't see the roots developing.

what about before sticking the cuttings in a plastic cup making 2 or 4 long cuts on the side and inserting it in a clear cup the same size? you will be able to see the root development and then when the time comes you slide the cut cup out and it will open up like a daisy!