Hi there. It's a common dilemma. When to move on. Don't let yourself get too frustrated. I would keep working with the chords, but move along if you need to keep thing interesting. Barre chords are tough, but so worth it as it will open up your playing, but they do require some hand strength and dexterity and that just comes with time.
A couple things to check that might help.
Have the guitar setup properly. Is the action low and the strings of light gauge. This will help tremendously. An electric is a lot easier to learn barre chords. You can usually pick them up cheap just for that purpose even if you have no intention of Playing them full time.
Try the barre chords that are a little easier. I find the F# minor is a good one to start with and a common chord you'll use a lot around the campfire.
You can always ask the instructors directly in their sub forums if you need more help.
Hope that's some help.
Moe
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