I agree on putting on damp shorts, no big deal other than a bit of a brrrrr feeling on a cool morning, but no different than when we sweat. And I find they dry out riding quite quickly. I just tend to rotate my two shorts, so if it's still damp, I just put on the dry ones.
And yes, airing out and being in sun really does work well, that's my experience as well. Even my shoes don't stink if I do the airing out thing.
oh, and yes i also find the overnight cream thing to really work well too. Just important to catch it right off though.