Stage recycle requirements for a specified separation in a countercurrent recycle cascade vary with local (stage) composition and local alpha in a complex manner. The amount of stagewise recycle necessary to maintain stage separation is lower for higher values of alpha, and also decreases as the local stage compositions in the separation cascade approach desired product compositions. In Part I of this paper it was shown how this latter behavior can be used to design ideal and/or "squared-off’ cascades which minimize total interstage flow and equipment size. In addition, alpha can be significantly increased for some systems, by use of a suitable extractive agent, that is, by using extractive distillation. Part II of this paper discusses some of the possible benefits of using extractive distillation with respect to reducing the number of theoretical stages required and also greatly reducing the required recycle ratio (and thus energy) requirements for a specified separation relative to ordinary distillation. It is also shown that it is theoretically possible to design an extractive-ordinary hybrid distillation cascade which could offer some advantages over extractive distillation for some systems. The proposed hybrid cascade would use the same (low) reflux ratio necessary in the center of the extractive distillation section (where alpha is high) throughout the cascade, including the two ordinary distillation sections (where alpha is low without agent). This is possible because, in the ordinary distillation sections, stage compositions are closer to the required product compositions. Depending on the specific system and equipment design, the hybrid cascade could reduce the number of extractive distillation stages required for a specified separation, require less inventory of extractive agent, and require less total interstage flow and/or fewer actual stages than that required for straight extractive distillation. Results of some preliminary calculations are presented for some hybrid cascades for systems with alpha = 1.1/1.2 and alpha = 1.4/2.1, for ordinary and extractive distillation, respectively. Calculations for a system with alpha = 1.5/3.5 suggest that a hybrid cascade may not be suitable for that system, but shows the possible benefits of using extractive distillation for such a system. These applications further illustrate the consequences of the stagewise dependence of minimum reflux ratio in countercurrent recycle cascades.