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I make minor adjustments like lineup changes after the first day. A month is a small enough enough sample size for me to shift a player down in the lineup or change bullpen roles. By the end of day 2 and 3 I'll usually make the major adjustments like benching, relegating a starter to the bullpen by day 3, calling up reserve roster/ etc depending on the level of performance. With each growing sample size you obviously get a better feel of how things shake out.
I find that over the course of a week about 1/3 of my team will improve on their average performance, 1/3 will perform as expected, and 1/3 will suck. I try to identify as best I can where a card is falling into and adjust accordingly. This dynamic is what keeps it interesting to me and why you can't just sit back with a stacked lineup that performs consistently year. We can't all have dominating Mike Trouts. He may crush it for your one year only to completely suck the next year when it is his turn to be part of the 1/3 underachievers. My lineup is constantly tweaked from season to season as I try to manage the underachievers while playing to those having strong seasons.
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