If you have incurred damage that requires healing then you've got a recovery period ahead of you. Can't say whether toughing it out will make things better or worse. Assuming you already are riding on bike shorts I'd suggest cleaning/drying the sore area every morning and night and apply a little topical antibiotic. If you have a skin injury the best thing is reduction of the activity causing it for recovery to occur. That may mean less total miles, more rests in the day or simply getting off the saddle every few minutes instead of mindless grinding in one position on the saddle. Little fore/aft movements while riding can help keep circulation going. It's not clear if your a guy or gal but seat angle can make a BIG difference for some folks. It would be a shame to discover a few months down the line that you never tried a different angle and that was a contributing part of discomfort.

I have ridden a lot more in the past than I do now, but the basic pattern is that if you do more than you're used to there WILL be a recovery period, if I was used to riding for two hours non-stop then the first time I rode 3hrs I got a sore butt. If I was used to riding 4hours non-stop then the first time I rode 6hours I got a sore butt. If I was used to riding slow and steady then the first time I rode hard and fast I got sore and needed recovery.

Sounds like you're into a recovery period and you have to figure out how to do that while riding. Keep things clean, stand up off the saddle more often, experiment with seat angle, make sure your seat height is correct, experiment with posture and loading of weight on your arms.

Basically it's a game of getting incremental improvements across a variety of factors so that recovery and reduction of pain is a guiding principle and not injury providing limits to overuse.