How serious are red dots?

I’d read somewhere else that from water pumping you can expect to see them fairly regularly. Mine always subside by the next day, but lately I’ve had one that comes back in the same place (two sessions, 2 days of rest between on this particular instance)

I am thinking of abstaining from pumping (bathmate) and just stick with jelqs for the next week, then returning to pumping to see if that specific dot comes back in the same place.

Otherwise, should I really not be seeing red dots every time I pump?

You’re breaking small little blood vessels which suggest you’re a bit too hard on things. Take a week off and try to be a bit less intense.