In olden times when peasants paid their rent quarterly, did they pay in advance or in arrears?

Since most peasants paid with goods rather than cash, the collections tended to be annual. At the end of the harvest the overlords would claim their share of crops, If livestock was paid, they would be gathered in late autumn to be slaughtered for food over the winter, or gathered in late spring or early summer when any offspring had been weaned. Because of the nature of the collections, payment would be in arrears. If it was a bad year, peasants could fall behind in taxes and risk eviction or serfdom.