I just got my straight razor today, which was shave ready (ebay - altima55)

I had a slight miss-hap that resulted in a slight nick in the blade (another thread) after the first pass



The cheeks went well, and the neck as well. However, when I did the chin and mustache area it really had a hard time getting through it. I tried to gently remove a bit at a time, and it felt like my hair was being ripped out

I eventually got all the hair off, but it was kind of painful. Is this normal if you don't shave for a few days, if so should I take a beard trimmer to it first?... idk if my trimmer even would take it down lower than it was.



This sound normal? (PS, I used parts of the blade near the front and back where the nick wasn't at and it didn't seem to make a difference)
**Also, I'm waiting on my TM Strop to arrive, but it said shave ready no stropping needed for 1st shave so I just used as is.
***This may be completey normal, so I don't want to say it wasn't sharp enough since this is my first straight fyi!