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gentlemen, i believe i have the answer
the crew was sent in waves on purpose
first, the droids as a plea bargain. that did not work since you can't just send a sex slave and translator and expect compensation.
second, leia and chewie. a disguise meant for one thing: infiltration. only problem here is that rescuing chewie would become a secondary objective and would waste more time.
third, and finally: luke himself. now, the reason he put his lightsaber into r2-d2 was in the event of luke's capture, and because luke walked in with the idea that he could walk out with chewie, han and leia, killing jabba would be the last option, but not one he wouldn't have a problem making.
lando was sent ahead of the whole thing as recon.