Another point against sand (anywhere) - if you have cold winters, poopy sand will freeze solid into one big block and will be impossible to clean. It can cement itself to whatever surface the poop fell on. Soon the area under the roost will be a solid mess of poop concrete. Freezing poop is a...
Scooping each day would definitely be a game changer for me. With shavings, I clean twice a year 😉 And no smell either. Sand is for those who want to do a lot of frequent cleaning, which not everybody wants to sign up for.
I have a lot of material in the run (wood chips, dry leaves, grass clippings etc.) and I never clean it. Poops get mixed in by chickens scratching. I might fluff it up occasionally, but that's it. Doesn't look poopy or get muddy.
I clean the coop twice a year. I don't have a poop board and...