How did sharecropping work?

Hello everyone.
I’ve been doing research on sharecropping in the southern U.S. I’ve read LOTS of information, been to several websites, and watched documentaries. There’s so much information. But I’m still missing the specifics.

Does anyone know when the “tallies” were made and money (if any) was dolled out? For example, on a tobacco or cotton farm, were there daily tallies of weight and then payouts? Were accounts settled daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly?

So far, no one has been able to provide me with specifics. If you have them, please let me know. Thanks!