The reason for the 4' deep holes I would suspect is to get below the frost line so when the ground freezes it doesn't move your building around. But that is a minimum requirement. The actual size of the footing depends on the spacing of the poles and the type of soil the building is resting on. Are you building from scratch or did you buy the building as a kit from a manufacture. If you bought from a manufacture what do the plans show. Are they power poles or built up 2x6's? Green treat? When they put up my parent garage they put the post in the ground and put the concrete around to set them in place. I think they may have put a flat concrete block/paver at the bottom first to set and seal the post bottom. I don't think with a building you are going to be able to get away with just setting the post on top of the concrete or just half way down...not unless you want it to end up at the neighbor's in a gust of wind.
I would suspect the building contractors did a bigger hole to have more play in adjusting the posts. The layout and digging must be much more precise if you use a smaller hole.
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