Probably not, my guess,,,if your WTG was fine, then the blade did not dull just because you went in a different direction. From the way you explained it, probably was your technique. Some places on the face are harder than others to smooth out. Maybe stretching a different way might help.

BTW, I only shave WTG, so sometimes it takes a little more effort to get the smoothness.
Don't sweat it,,,it will come to you.